I need a vacation.

There. Is. No. Plan. But the only way to communicate to voters, parents, students, etc. that there is no plan for cutting 20-25% of every R1 university's budget is for our university leaders to be out, loudly & collectively talking about this. The silence is maddening. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

We're set for another (full scenario) go Saturday on Palmer's Folly. I made a few tweaks so we'll see how things go CC @sebastianbae.bsky.social and @sharonk.bsky.social

"...the Philippine Marines and Navy also use Littoral Commander Indo Pacific as part of their force development... The Philippine Marines even held an LCIP tournament during their anniversary." #wargaming 🎲 💥 🔗 www.ungeek.ph/2025/11/litt...

Arts&Crafts for my Littoral Commander: The Baltic scenario. @klinge.bsky.social @sebastianbae.bsky.social

What a legend

He is happy to be at home.

The proofing copies for both "Littoral Commander: Australia" 🦘 and 2nd Edition "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" 🗺️ are here! I will be confirming some last details before the print run goes into high gear! None of this would have been possible without your support. 🎲 😁 💥

It is always a joy whenever our international #wargaming colleagues visit the CNA Gaming team! Thanks for coming by, brother. 😁 🎲 🇺🇸🇨🇦

It is going to be an interesting week of work.

I need your audiobook recommendations. Drop them below with the reason you are recommending it.

Taiwan highlighted its efforts in developing area denial capabilities, including anti-ship missiles, attack drones and new coastal defense forces, to counter a potential Chinese invasion of the island in its 2025 National Defense Report 🇹🇼 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Until next time, Verona.

Verona. The city of Romeo & Juliet -- a parable on why the lack of clear communication is fatal to relationships. 😂

This is a great visualization of the Chinese "shadow navy" threatening Taiwan. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...

Pre-order the 2nd Edition of my "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" #wargame before it sells out! #wargaming dietzfoundation.org/product/litt...

#LittoralCommander : #SpaceForce on the table at #PaxU #PaxUnplugged #PaxUnplugged2025 The game is based on @sebastianbae.bsky.social Littoral Commander system

For recently graduated undergrads and enrolled graduate students, the CNA internship program is open for summer 2026! Come join us and work on exciting research, analysis, and #wargaming for the Navy & Marine Corps! Open until Dec 1st. 🔗 www.cna.org/careers/inte...

THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos. I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.

Long Range Fires 🔥

My latest with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, discussing #Taiwan's latest National #Defense Report and its emphasis on resisting coercion and #cognitive warfare: irregularwarfare.org/articles/res...

At Wargaming in #NATO 2025, I facilitated an exciting session of my "Littoral Commander: Baltic" #wargame. US and Russian forces dueled in the Baltic Sea for sea control -- involving cyber attacks, hypersonic missiles, submarines, and copious amounts of long-range fires. 💥 #wargaming

There is an amazing array of #wargames on display at Wargaming Initiative in NATO (WIN) 2025. The games explore everything from space warfare, Arctic operations, naval operations, and information & influence operations. #NATO wargaming is growing and entering an exciting chapter.

The German Army's "Multi Domain Brigade Operations" #wargame is an adaptation of my "Littoral Commander" #wargame system. They are leveraging augmented reality to facilitate player planning and an AI avatar to help players learn the rules. 🎲 💥

Shoulder-to-shoulder with our allies after Typhoon Kalmaegi 🇵🇭 🇺🇸

As highlighted in #TuesdayNewsday, this column from the brain behind @exeunt.press is a great intro read for folks just jumping into game design, and maybe gets included in future syllabi from @sebastianbae.bsky.social and @akochowi.bsky.social omnes.exeunt.press/p...

For Wargaming Initiative #NATO (WIN) 2025, the CNA Gaming Program presented several of our unclassified, bespoke in-the-box #wargames and how we use them for both education and analysis. It is always a pleasure & honor to contribute to the global #wargaming community. 🎲 ⚓ 💥

A fantastic presentation by Mark Leno on several of his #wargames with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is a powerful case study of #wargaming in support of real world operations in a large scale conflict. 🎲

A great start to Wargaming Initiative #NATO 2026 with various presentations highlighting several NATO countries and their #wargaming initiatives. Presenters included France, Italy, Germany, and the UK. 🎲 💥

Another weekend, another flight to a new city. Who is going to the Wargaming in #NATO conference this upcoming week? Let me know!

Our unboxing video for Sword of Orthodoxy: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 420-1453 from White Dog Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/15/u...

Don't forget to leave a rating and review for Littoral Commander Indo-Pacific and Baltic. Comments and ratings really help the game be successful. 😁 #wargaming boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...

"Traces of Victory" by VUCA Simulations is an excellent WWII #wargame about the Allied offensives into Germany. I really like the simple combat system and the chit pull activation mechanic! #wargaming 🎲 💥

Do not forget to sign up for the upcoming webinars hosted by the Georgetown University Wargaming Society. #wargaming @guws.bsky.social Register here: www.eventbrite.com/o/georgetown...

I like my tofu soup to be extra spicy. 🔥

"General Orders: Sengoku Jidai" is an easy, quick playing #wargame -- perfect to introduce people to #wargaming. It has simple concepts like sea control, amphibious movement, and more.

My "Littoral Commander" #wargame was featured in Panorama magazine in Italy! It is always an honor to highlight how professional #wargaming can be leveraged to explore and better understand complex challenges and problems. 🎲

Finally caught up with this award-winning video essay from @amabel.bsky.social. Love love love love this and you should check it out.

This was the first time seeing people playing my "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" #wargame at a convention without me leading the game. This is awesome! #wargaming 🎲 💥 🪖

As highlighted in #TuesdayNewsday, this column from the brain behind @exeunt.press is a great intro read for folks just jumping into game design, and maybe gets included in future syllabi from @sebastianbae.bsky.social and @akochowi.bsky.social omnes.exeunt.press/p...

I should be at Applebee's. 😆

Hello, old friend. 🍔

"Race to Rabaul 1943" is a forthcoming addition to the "Race to the Rhine" series by PHALANX. Volko Ruhnke made an excellent game where players have to wrestle with the push and pull of logistics in the Pacific theater. The adversarial gameplay is great. #wargaming @volko.bsky.social

Helping on this side of the table.

@volko.bsky.social teaching his Race to Rabaul coming soon from @phalanxgames.bsky.social @sebastianbae.bsky.social playing today too!

A "New Cold War" by VUCA Simulations represents global great power competition between the EU, US, Russia, and China from 1989 to 2019. The engine focuses on managing control across countries & regions through card play. It has some interesting, dynamic mechanic combinations. #wargaming

At #SDHISTCON, @wehrlegig.games led a game of "John Company" where people played as teams and wrote letters back and forth from India. The letters are absolute gold. I AM ROLLING! 🪙 😂

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.” aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

A fantastic & tight game of "Pacific Chase"! Despite early success by the US in seizing Guadalcanal, I was able to seize victory by pouncing on the southern US & ANZAC fleets for a decisive fleet engagement. The "trajectory" mechanic in this system is such an innovative mechanic.

A beautiful game on the table. #wargaming